pekel

Noun

brine (salt water)

Verb

1. (first-person, form-of, indicative, present, singular) inflection of pekelen:
2. (form-of, indicative, present, second-person, singular) inflection of pekelen:
3. (form-of, imperative) inflection of pekelen:

pekelen

to pickle (to preserve in salt or vinegar)

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Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈpeː.kəl/

Etymology

Inherited from Middle Dutch: peeckel

Cognate with French: piquer

Cognate with Limburgish: paekel

Cognate with West Flemish: pekel

Cognate with Zeelandic: pekel

Cognate with Middle Low German: pekel

Cognate with Western Frisian: pekel

In summary

From Middle Dutch peeckel, pekele. Etymology uncertain. The word is originally restricted to Dutch, Low German and Frisian. A relation with French piquer, piquant is sometimes supposed.
Cognate with Limburgish paekel, West Flemish pekel, Zealandic pekel, Middle Low German pekel, West Frisian pekel.

Concepts

brine

pickle

salt water

saltwater

seawater

sea water

souse

Synonyms

zout water

zeewater

Translations

salamoia

salmuera

salmoura

Sole

saumure

Salzsole

salarga

άλμη

Salzlake

Lake

Salzlauge

salmorra

eau sursalée

σαλαμούρα

θαλάσσια ύδατα